Fences not preserving view settings, and options for behaviour when clicking on fenced items

Fences not preserving view settings, and options for behaviour when clicking on fenced items

I'm having two issues with Fences - One feels like a bug, the other possibly a feature I can't find:

1) Fences seem to sometimes reverts to 'Classic Icons' in the view settings. This is extremely annoying for me, as I've spent time making every Fence the right size and view type, and now I have to check this every time I start my machine. Having a desktop tool that allows customisation, but has to be customised every time you start the machine is useless.

Anyone know a fix for this to preserve Fence icon details?

2) I would like to be able to set how an icon in a fence behaves when double clicked. My specific example - I want to make a folder in a fence actually OPEN the folder in it's own new window, and NOT within the Fence. We can do this manually with RMB and accessing it via a menu, but I'd like to streamline the process so every time I double click on that folder, it opens up.

I am having the same issue. I installed Fences because I love Stardock software and I'm looking for a better way to organize my asset folders for work. Everytime I create a Folder Portal, and navigate the file system, the view defaults to a cluttered icon view instead of the Detail view I have chosen. It isn't retaining per-folder view settings, or view settings for the entire Folder Portal.

Same problem here. Ever since the last update or so, it has stopped memorizing the view settings for the different fences I have in my desktop. I first noticed it on version 3.03. I have since updated to 3.04.12 beta, with the same issue.

For instance, I like to view program shortcuts and documents as a list in one fence, and as classic icons on another fence. But at every reboot, Fences reverts all fences to the standard medium icon view, forcing me to reconfigure the view settings every time.

I've checked every configuration screen. Seems like a very annoying bug.

2) I would like to be able to set how an icon in a fence behaves when double clicked. My specific example - I want to make a folder in a fence actually OPEN the folder in it's own new window, and NOT within the Fence. We can do this manually with RMB and accessing it via a menu, but I'd like to streamline the process so every time I double click on that folder, it opens up.

Normal desktop fences will open folders in explorer by default. For folder/portal fences you can right-click that fences titlebar and select/de-select "Allow navigation" and all folders in that fence will act accordingly.

1) Fences seem to sometimes reverts to 'Classic Icons' in the view settings. This is extremely annoying for me, as I've spent time making every Fence the right size and view type, and now I have to check this every time I start my machine. Having a desktop tool that allows customisation, but has to be customised every time you start the machine is useless.

If you have not updated to the beta please do so as we believe this issue has been resolved.

Has there been any progress on this? This is so frustrating. I create a folder portal and set the view to details view. I want to retain this view when I navigate to subfolders within the folder portal, but it reverts to icon view for each subfolder (and subsequent subfolders). Is there still not a way to set the details view to be persistent?

That did not resolve the issue. I followed the directions exactly and folder portals still default to icons regardless of whether I choose details view or not. As I navigate within them, every subfolder comes up as icon view.

Has there been any progress on this? This is so frustrating. I create a folder portal and set the view to details view. I want to retain this view when I navigate to subfolders within the folder portal

That is actually working as designed but it is being considered as a feature.

That is actually working as designed but it is being considered as a feature.

Please allow me then to say that this design is dumb, frustrating, counter-intuitive, and entirely the reason I can't use folder portal navigation. If I set details view at the parent level, it's because that's the view that is the most intuitive for the type of content I want to navigate. If I have to click the dropdown and re-select details view for each sub-folder, I might as well just use windows explorer, as it doesn't behave like this. I'm not sure who's benefiting from being forced into using icon view, so much so that that's the design, but given these forum posts are over a year old I'm guessing you're not taking this issue very seriously and I shouldn't hold my breath for this "new feature".

I'm having the same issue. I set the view on a folder portal to list, and it reverts to icon. I am using Fences 2, and would definitely upgrade to 3 if i had any confidence that the issue had been resolved. From the post history above, it sounds like this issue has never been addressed in any version of Fences. Can someone please give me an update, and let me know if there has been a fix?